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                                                                            <table cellSpacing='0' cellPadding='0' width='100%' border='0'><tbody><tr><td class='rolesections1'><p class='rolesections2'><a class='rolesections' onclick='doExpand3(workitems1,block1)' href='#'>Workstreams and Activities</a></p></td><td class='rolesections1' width='26'><a onclick='doExpand3(WorkStreamReference1,block1)' href='#'><img height='13' src='images/x_section_close.gif' width='30' border='0' name='block1'/></a></td><td class='rolesections1' width='26'><img height='13' src='images/clear.gif' width='30' border='0'/></td></tr></tbody></table><div id='WorkStreamReference1' style='display: block; margin: 0pt 0pt 7pt 9pt' ><p class='home'>Work streams are groups of activities that flow logically together and are often associated with a particular role.</p><ul class='bullet_unit'><table><tr>
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